Open Studios

Anna Zaboeva was born in a small village in Siberia, then graduated as a film director in Russia's third biggest city, Novosibirsk, from where an adventurous journey took her to Budapest and Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design studying shoe design. Her work was very successful and thousands of Anna's amazing shoes have been sold worldwide since the foundation of her Pleasemachine shoe brand three years ago. She opened her first shop called SIBERIA in Budapest. In the framework of the Open Studios program visitors can see how the unique Pleasemachine shoes are made and also what boot-crimps are made of.
www.pleasemachine.net

FABLAB BUDAPEST
FabLab's first Pest-based workshop was opened on 19 May 2011 in Holló street. By joining the international FabLab network, the five founders (Márton András Juhász, Eduárd Sik, Dávid Pap, Tamás Kurucz and Heni Fiáth) wanted to build a communal studio where “anyone can make (almost) anything”. They want to give pencils, emery-paper, driller and 3D printer not only to the ones whose heads are already full of ideas waiting to be realised, but also to everyone wanting to and interested in learning about and experimenting with materials and technologies.
They ceremoniously tidy up the studio for Design Week only to mess everything up with their visitors.
www.fablab.hu, facebook.com/fablabbudapest

Founded by Balázs Sipos in 2004 the basis of the studio's work is a glass casting process called lost wax casting. The designer is an illustrious member of the generation of young glass artists, his works representative of sculptural glass design can be seen in several acclaimed galleries in Hungary and abroad. In addition to several scholarships and awards, Balázs Sipos was listed among the world's top 100 glass artists in 2007 and in 2010 by Neues Glass magazine.
During the studio visit the different work processes are revealed and visitors can even try themselves at glass casting.
www.highm.hu

Ilona Ács designer has been making and selling exclusive, small-scale leathergoods collections under the brand name LAONI since 1999. Exciting colour and material combinations characterise her pieces, while she also prepares small leathergoods – different pouches, wallets, holders, key-rings, belts, bracelets and many other practical objects – to complete the bigger bags in colour and in style. During the Open Studios program, visitors can see the work processes in the studio and can prepare a tiny key-ring with the help of the designer that they can even take home as a souvenir.
www.laoni.hu

The studio focusing on the design, development and the production of complex corporate identity programs has led the development of the visual appearance of institutions like the Hungarian State Opera, the Hungarian National Gallery, the Hungarian Television or MKB Bank. Working on several fields of visual communication, the studio's activities cover the graphical design of visuals functioning in the printed media, as well as in television and interactive, internet-based environments. In addition to the creation of the complex visual world of cultural events, festivals and art exhibitions, the studio has significant work experience in the field of book and magazine design.
Stalker Studio was founded by the Ferenczy Noémi award winner graphic designer, Balázs Vargha who still works as the leading designer. The studio is the proud owner of the Golden Pin Award and the Camera Hungaria Award.
www.stalker.hu

The studio was founded by Zsanett Benedek and Dániel Lakos in 2009. Even though both of them being architects, they comply with any assignment related to the profession, thus their portfolio includes award-winning interior decoration projects, installations and furniture designs alike. Beyond designing they often produce their own objects being faithful to the „design & build" approach.
In the framework of the Open Studios program they present their most recent, never published designs and furniture.
www.tervhivatal.hu

The studio was founded by Vanda Ferenc who graduated at the industrial and product design / metalwork department of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in 2007. She designs fashion jewellery for mass production, as well as producing one-off jewellery. In addition to precious and non-ferrous metals she works with many other materials, amongst them with carbon and textile, polyamide, precious woods, and so on.
At the beginning of her career, the creator of comfortable jewellery of high aesthetic value designed accessories for one of Hungary's most acclaimed fashion brand.
On the occasion of Design Week, the pieces from Wanda's 2011/12 autumn-winter jewellery collection are introduced in exceptional colours and can be seen and even bought at a 50% discount in the studio during the program.
www.ferenczvanda.hu